Sarah Shin

A deep and wide exploration into ethnicity and ethnic identity in terms of Christianity and the Gospel.

From the beginning the author seeks for all to, as the book's title would indicate, get beyond colorblindness. She makes the case that ethnicity need not be a negative or a problem: God established nations, each in their place, and they have a role to play in His economy. Yes, ethnic identity has become unfortunately reduced to tribalism at times, has been broken in many ways, can cause distress, and become divisive, but the author does well at showing that all people--even white people--have some kind of ethnic background and can find redemption for themselves and that ethnic identity in Christ.

The author speaks of all sorts of ethnic identities; she herself is of Korean descent, and has worked among white people, Latinx, Native Americans, black people, and those from other ethnic groups as well. She does not single out white people for constant beratement; instead, unlike many other works on race and ethnicity, she encourages white people to recognize their own ethnic identity and learn to find redemption for it in Christ.

When people are able to recognize who they are and find redemption for themselves in their ethnicity in Christ, they are then able to help others of their own ethnicity and of other ethnicities more effectively find that redemption for themselves and their ethnicity as well. They can learn how to navigate the challenges that come whenever different ethnicities and cultures come together, learn to trust others, and work together in a way that can glorify God in Christ.

The work is full of questions for reflection and other resources to explore. This is a very important work for people to consider at this time in ministry.

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